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Under Locke

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'When I need a guaranteed five-star, slow-burn romance, I pick up Mariana Zapata every time' TESSA BAILEY, #1 New York Times bestselling author

'Everything Mariana writes is pure gold . . . a true gift to romance readers everywhere' ALI HAZELWOOD, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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"Babe, I've handpicked everythin' and everyone in here. I know what I want and I get what I want," he breathed. "And I keep what's mine."

He was my boss, my brother's friend, a Widow, an ex-felon, and a man I'd seen casually with a handful of women. But he was everything that gripped me, both the good and the bad. Worst case scenario if things turned awkward between us, I could go somewhere else. I'd gotten over epic heartbreak before, one more wouldn't kill me.

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After moving to Austin following six months of unemployment back home, Iris Taylor knows she should be glad to have landed a job so quickly... even if the business is owned by a member of the same motorcycle club her estranged father used to belong to. Except Dex Locke might just be the biggest jerk she's ever met. He's rude, impatient and doesn't know how to tell time.

And the last thing they ever expected was each other.

But it was either the strip club or the tattoo shop.

. . . she should have chosen the strip club.

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¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'Motorcycle club, grump/sunshine, brother's friend, workplace romance, witty banter . . .'
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'The queen of slow burns'
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'If you're looking for a big, grumpy, alpha man with a bad attitude who also has a soft side then this book is for you'
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'Dex Locke is EVERYTHING'
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'i've just found myself a new favourite author'

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Editions (1)

ISBN9781035432691
PublisherYen Press
Publication Date09/25/25
Pages496

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83 ratings

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  • mrsgiantsbane
    mrsgiantsbane

    31 Followers

    5.0

    The Godmother of Slowburn liefert wieder ab. Du meine Güte ist Dex ein heißer Typ… Ich muss los Sons of Anarchy gucken 🏃‍♀️💨

    Feb 2, 2025

  • amri
    amri

    20 Followers

    3.5

    I wasn’t a huge Dex Locke (the big tatted guy that rides a bike) fan throughout the book, I rolled my eyes every time I read of him, but gradually he became very sweet and caring which made me soften from time to time, also love how relatable Iris was and her “That’s what she said” jokes and overall personality (the other characters were funny and sweet too and unfortunately almost everyone had daddy issues in this book). I can’t complain, other than my poor virgin eyes that got violated but oh well, guess that was my price to pay.

    Mar 15, 2025

  • Unknown User
    Unknown User

    4 Followers

    4.0

    This book was different from what I expected from a Mariana Zapata Original but not in a bad way. In the beginning [the first 50 pages maybe?] i had a hard time getting into the story which may be be connected to the fact that a motorcycle club/tattoo studio story isn’t normally my cup of tee. But I stuck to it cause I believe in Zapata and her writing like nothing else. And it was worth it!! When knowing her other books you can detect that this was one of her first books. It hasn’t got the typical Zapata-pattern which I so much adore [ you should have seen my face when I realized exactly this - not going deeper into it but she wasnt ruling on the throne for immaculate slow burn then I guess if you know what I mean ^^ ] but it was still a great story. I pretty much read it in one sitting…like all her books. Iris and Dex are an powerful front you don’t want to stand against in a war. Dex is the overprotective slightly explosiv mc I’m accustomed to from mafia books and in a twisted way this motorcycle club is nothing else than a mafia. And Iris is the sunshine despite everything she already has experienced in her short life - cancer, a shit ass dad, raising her brother, loosing her mom and grandma….. And they fit so perfectly together it was a joy to see them slowly get attached to one another. And I really liked it. But I don’t love it. This won’t become one of my favorites and it probably isn’t on my top shelf of her best books but still worth a read. Especially for everyone enjoying some gang action. 3.75

    Nov 11, 2023

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